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Tell them to fuck off and have your drop somewhere else. There was a class or two that did this when I went through training. They were also told that they were "required" to have it at the club...
Or just nod and agree. Then bring your kegs to the drop night anyway.
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So what is it that's keeping the Guard such a "good deal"? The State funds keeping the AD mentality out or something else?
Lack of AD influence... I wouldn't even consider the Reserves, especially a unit that is on an AD base or one that is embedded with an AD wing.
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Am I the only guy on here who had to google was a C-145 is?
Only reason I know about the C-145/M-28 was because I was airborne when one crashed in Afghanistan a few years ago. The damn thing flipped tail over nose, onto its back. These guys we're picked up by an HH-60...that subsequently crashed on takeoff! Talked about a bad night.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/08-0319.pdf
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It seems to me that without a reserve command to represent the interests of the strictly reserve you would need a union and contracts.
Technicians already have a union and a contract, now if they could just cover the part timers...
Get to a stand alone Guard squadron and hope it doesn't shut down. Stiff arm TFI as long as humanly possible and enjoy the last bastion of the good life!
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Hostage was more direct.
“It appears that I will be told I have to continue to purchase Global Hawks, and given the budget picture that we have, I cannot afford both the U-2 and the Global Hawk,” the Air Combat Command leader said. “What that means is that we are going to have to spend buckets of money to get the Global Hawk up to some semblance of capability that the U-2 currently has. It is going to cost a lot of money, and it is going to take time, and as I lose the U-2 fleet, I now have a high-altitude ISR fleet that is not very useful in a contested environment.”
Why is the AF being forced to buy the Global Hawk?
Glad to see Gen Hostage calling it like it is!
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If you can get sent through T-38s, it would be exponentially easier. There seems to be a few guard, heavy guys being sent through T-38s, simply because the T-1 spots are all taken. I do know of ONE guy who went through T-1s, flew tankers for a while and was subsequently given a Viper spot by another guard squadron. They sent him to Randolph for a 20ish ride course to learn to fly the 38 (not nearly enough time), then IFF. Unfortunately, things didn't work out for him in the B-course. This was a very rare case, and I would NOT count on this happening.
You're doing it wrong anyway. Fly fighters while you're young, then when it's about time for your first neck/back surgery, switch to heavies.
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just got briefed "there will be no morale patches, pencil tab patches,
orfriday shirts OR MORALE in the AOR PERIOD"FIFY
Who didn't see that one coming...
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Additionally for anyone considering a jump to GS....I'm a reserve officer but also have had past experiences as a GS. When on AD I made more as an O1 than as a GS-12. An O3 with 4 years of service makes more than a GS-13. The trend continues all the way up the GS scale.
Was this as a GS-13-2181?
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Who would the regular American believe more on Fox/CNN? Maj John Doe or Lt Col John Doe?
I don't think the regular American would know the difference.
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https://www.army.mil/article/117919/Legislation_changing_UCMJ__especially_for_sex_crimes/
Coming to a UCMJ near you.
ARTICLE 60
Like Article 32 changes, modifications to Article 60 are to be phased in over the course of 12 months. Article 60 involves pre-trial agreements and actions by the convening authority in modifying or setting aside findings of a case or reducing sentencing.
A convening authority could, in the past, do that, and some did, though rarely.
Changes to Article 60 were influenced last year by a case involving Air Force Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, a former inspector general convicted of aggravated sexual assault, Kiel said. The convening authority, Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin, overturned the findings of guilt.
"That got Congress stirred up," Kiel said.
In NDAA14, legislators said the convening authority can no longer adjust any findings of guilt for felony offenses where the sentence is longer than six months or contains a discharge. They cannot change findings for any sex crime, irrespective of sentencing time.
One way a commander can still modify a sentence is "if the trial counsel comes forward and says 'this particular accused was very helpful in securing evidence or cooperating with the government in prosecuting someone who was accused of committing an offense under the UCMJ.' That is a trigger for the convening authority to be able to modify a sentence," Kiel said.
The other way a convening authority can modify a sentence, even involving rape and sexual assault, is if a pre-trial agreement is in place, he said, meaning that the case could close, but the pre-trial agreement would still take effect.
Congress realized that Article 60 was still needed to continue the option for pre-trial agreements, he said. Had Article 60 been done away with altogether, that "would have likely meant all courts-martial would have gone to full contest and that would have bottlenecked the entire process."
It also would have meant that all alleged victims of sexual assault would have likely had to testify if Article 60 were voided. "Sometimes victims supported the pre-trial agreement, supported the potential sentence and supported the fact that they didn't have to testify -- when it was in their best individual interest," he said.
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Assume I'll use them all! Or is it going be another year where they don't have enough UTA/AT days for everyone on base? But somehow they still manage to have extra days at the end of the year...
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Lots of words and numbers....
When this would have sufficed!
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Jarhead...did they say what exactly is the "budget/funding issue?" As a pilot I get 48 UTAs and 48 AFTPs a year. I fail to see how burning my December UTA costs any different if I burn it on drill weekend or a month later. I don't necessarily use my UTAs on drill weekend. Also, are you guys Reserve or ANG?
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This is what I get when I click on this thread. No problems with any other thread.
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 214338 bytes) in/home/flyingsq/public_html/forums/admin/sources/classes/output/formats/html/htmlOutput.php on line 575
Edit: May just be my computer. When I try to go to facebook it tries to load like 5 times and then says not available.
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That doesn't make any sense...what does funding have to do with it. It should cost the same whether you accomplish it now or later. I've never heard of such a thing. I treat my UTA days just like my AFTPs. I've never even considered the idea that I can't use my UTA pay days whenever I wish.
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After completion of the ATP, I had the endorsement. When i went to the FSDO here in Tampa, he asked for me to bring a copy of my paperwork, logbook, and application forms. He reviewed my logbooks -- I thought this was/is normal practice…?
YMMV?
I think he's saying there is no need to go to a FSDO to get your ATP. A ride with the FAA is free, but most prefer to do their flight with a DPE.
Spend the money and knock it out now. It's not going to get cheaper and it's not going to get any easier.
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Yup, what used to be be, prior to SocialD letting the cat out of the bag with this post, the best kept secret in the Guard/Reserve.
Ha, that cat has been out of bag for years...as evidenced by the high amount of AD guys rushing the squadron wanting an AGR job.
Things are changing on that front I'm afraid...
I know all too well things are changing, but is this a Reserve thing? I have yet to hear any rumblings about needing a masters or in-residence (unless you want to go places...stars). My post should have just said no in-residence at all. I think the last guy we sent in-res was in 2004 and that's because he wanted the orders, and he did not do SOS in correspondence prior to going. If they want the full timers to get a masters they had better start providing some Tuition Assistance. You can forget it as far as part timers are concerned.
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As Danny said, you pick AGR. Just add....not move if you don't want, no non-voluntary 365s, heck no non-vul deployments (unless they start activating us), no masters requirement, no in-correspondence prior to in-residence, etc...I'll play "bad" guy: serve six more years, collect $3M+ in retainer pay + some medical over the next 40 years, with a percentage to your spouse if you die first (SSB). Pretty good return on one or two more assignments...and if you get promoted, make it closer to $4M...
Whatever you choose, good luck and Godspeed!
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I believe that the Scott C-21 unit is the only one testing the mini's as of now. Something about a waiver to not have the approach plate displayed in full size.
UFB! It's no wonder we can't roll out a new jet in a reasonable amount of time!
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I wondered the same thing. I just assumed it was the helo version of a SOF.Thanks. Dumb question quota for the day now met.
If you think that's bad, try being a missileer... the micromanagement is even worse!
Or being in a Fighter Squadron with a deployed OG/CC who is an ABM!
So after reading this, I thought how could I educate these people on what a real AFB sounds like. At first, I thought I could drop into FE Warren and beat up the pattern before I land for a gas and go.* Nothing says wake up like 29,000 lbs of thrust on a cold day. To be honest I had to Google where these bases were located. Malmstrom is right the fuck out thanks to some things that transpired on an airline trip a few years ago. Long story, but there is a lady of questionable morals (and looks) that may have a little SocialD running around. But anyway, after some careful research, turns out not every Air Force base has a runway...who knew?!?!?The populous of missile bases have no idea how real AF bases work. We get noise complaints from people on base for flying Trans/EP sorties. FE Warren gets noise complaints from people living in base housing that was built underneath the APZ for their slide lanes. No joke, we've had people say that Malmstrom is the loudest AFB that they've ever been stationed at even though we only have Hueys and fly a few lines per day.
*If they ever turn on X/C flying again.
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And one of the pilots is their squadron commander.
Take note, active duty box-checkers: this is how you fucking LEAD.
And a part timer!
*Or full time on mil leave...still a cool story.
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You can't expect the TSA to know their own rules can you?!?! Just like when they try to tell me I can't carry on my LPU, the look on their faces when you tell them that you can and to look it up in THEIR reg, is priceless. Usually they just give in and let you through.
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I guess I must be out of touch, because I don't know what he's talking about. He says the problem is "out there" but I'm just not seeing it, which leads me to conclude that it must be a non-ops squadron issue.
Ugh, obviously YOU'RE part of the problem! Go sing your rape songs and drink with your mermaid mugs elsewhere!
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J-models...'nuff said!
They don't make the F-16J. My union refrence was toward MX, which is mostly technician (ie..union). They pretty much dictate the flying schedule. We can fly all we want as long as they get their union breaks, their lunch and are out of work on time. Land late...sorry not getting those jets the next am!
Gates vs. the Air Force
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Haven't you heard...All we'll be doing in the future is ISR & CAS in a low threat/permissive environment!